OZD RIP

Article by Polson

Well seeing how departments are changing to be teams instead and the affiliation thing is going to be different as well, the OZD was disbanned officially this month. Because of this, not a whole lot has been going on. So I'd like to highlight some folks that I know put a lot into the Star Trek side of things over the past couple of years. I wasn't always on the up and up, so if I miss you and you think you deserved a Polson Kudos, I apologize, and I blame Hobbie. Forward your complaints to his mail box.

Brady, Brady, Brady, Brady. I am in love with Brady. Seemed for a while there all things OZD had Brady's name on it. But I think what I have always valued most about Brady is the way he values everyone who works under him. Even long before I joined the OZD, Brady would listen to my long winded wacky ideas and opinions on how things should work and he never put words in my mouth or made me feel like I was a bad person for disagreeing with the status quo. But he also wasn't afraid to tell me no. I like that in a man. So, Brady, Kudos!

Second, I'd like to pass a kudo onto the double team of Jeremy and Aeon, the King and Queen of avatars. Ever since Jeremy was involved in the creation of Alder Hill, he's really been the go-to man when it comes to collecting avatars, and I don't think there's anyone who hasn't seen Aeon's name on all projects "theme". I cannot imagine the amount of work that has gone into some of those projects. Not to mention, whenever someone on the mailing list asked for a hand, these two were usually the first ones to say "how can I help?"

Kayana, because she's been the OZD tyrant for most of my time as OZD. This faboo lady actually gave me duties and then wasn't surprised when I did an okay job!!! Her help with the Blue Report has been awesome. She had big shoes to fill and she filled 'em, all the while wearing two pairs of socks.

It is no secret that I have a great affection for Bria. Yet she's not OZD so I can't praise her name here. Instead I will give the last Kudos to Iain. I know, it was inevidable, but what can you say? I say jump, the guy says, "Why jump when I can dispell gravity and you can float everywhere you go?" I don't need to express more of his awesomeness, because doing so would make his ego so big there wouldn't be room for the rest of us in this universe. It's getting crowded enough as it is.

So yup. I'm happy to have had a part in the OZD. And I'm excited about the new opportuneties open to us with the coming change.

Toodles.

Polson
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